Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/augô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (eye; to see), with analogical introduction of the diphthong -au- from *auzô (ear).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*augô n[1]

  1. eye

Inflection edit

neuter an-stemDeclension of *augô (neuter an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *augô *augōnō
vocative *augô *augōnō
accusative *augô *augōnō
genitive *auginiz *auganǫ̂
dative *augini *augammaz
instrumental *auginē *augammiz

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*augōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 41